Deutsche Bank Affiliate Acquires Mercer County Industrial Used by Colgate-Palmolive

401 Cabot Dr., Hamilton Twp., NJ

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, NJ—Deutsche AWM , an affiliate of German financial services  conglomerate Deutsche Bank , has acquired 401 Cabot Drive in Hamilton Township, NJ, a 600,600-square-foot industrial property, from Boston-based investment manager AEW Capital , for $53.8 million, or about $90 per square foot. The sale of the facility, which serves as the Eastern region distribution hub for Colgate-Palmolive,  was brokered by Cushman & Wakefield’s Metropolitan Area Capital Markets Group, and drew strong interest from the institutional investment community. The parties’ names and financial details were confirmed through Real Capital Analytics , a proprietary research firm. “This is a best-in-market asset situated at a four-way interchange in the New Jersey Turnpike Exit 7A submarket,” says  Cushman & Wakefield’s Gary Gabriel , who orchestrated the transaction with  Andrew Merin, David Bernhaut, Brian Whitmer, Kyle Schmidt, and Andrew MacDonald , along with Stan Danzig and Jules Nissim of the commercial real estate services firm’s East Rutherford, NJ, office.  Cushman & Wakefield  represented the seller and procured the buyer. Colgate-Palmolive  has occupied the building since its completion by  Matrix  in 2006 as a build-to-suit. It features 36-foot-clear height, 52-foot-x 50-foot column spacing, 120 foot truck courts and ample car and trailer parking. The consumer products giant currently occupies 431,340 square feet, with the remaining 169,260 square feet available for lease. The property’s long-term prospects are positively affected by its proximity to Amazon’s new 1.5-million-square-foot distribution center, as well as the site of a 350,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art  FedEx  distribution center that is currently under development. “The explosive growth of e-commerce is driving the need for faster service and ‘last mile’ connectivity,” says Schmidt . “Well-located buildings like 401 Cabot Drive  are essential as overnight and same-day shipping become the industry standard.” Situated at Exit 3A of Interstate -195, just west of the New Jersey Turnpike, 401 Cabot Drive benefits from the Turnpike Authority’s recently completed road widening project between Exits 6 and 9 to ease chronic congestion. It is also approximately equidistant between Philadelphia and New York City, providing access to the region’s key population centers and deep labor pool.